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“The following information was provided by Francisco Luis Rodrigues
Gonzales (CC-1169), a Cuban refugee.who. arrived in Spain in early auguat | .
1962 and had been active in tbe Revolutionary. Student. TAreotorate, an ee
anti-Government resistance SrOUPs while in Cuba. . :

a. Source has deen. opposed to the Castro regime ever since’ the. deteotion of
‘pias Lanz ‘in May 1959, and was involvod in sabotage activity with.
Xevolutionary Student. Directorate. Hie immediate supervisor was} Auge! * &
\Fontanilla}. known ae "Charles" in clandestine ciroles. Alberto Xuller,
tho leade¥ of this group, arrived clandestinely in Cuba in Qotobar or
November 1960 and began to organize the various groups ofaslirectorate to
vring about an insurrection in the Si _ Maestra area, in Oriante Frovinco.
‘These groups were mainly from the provirce? of Las Villas and Havana, and
received orders to unite with Luller who was already in the Siepra Kaestra.
The men went there in small groups, and had the seminary in tha Santuario
del Cobre as their destination. Once in that Spot, they received final
instructions and military equipment. Source's group, which vonsisted of two
oarloads, entered the Sierra Maestra through Bayamos Source was- riding in
the first oar. When they arrived on the outekirts of Bayamo, source's car

. waa: stopped by the militia, but the car Wa, allowed tO pass without any
oheck. ‘A fow minutes later they realized thet they were being 1ollowed and
tried to escape. An alarm and shots went up, and they were finally ceptured
and taken prisoner. The seoond oar, which waa following close behind them
and was warned by the shcts, was able to escape. .

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bo. The prisoners were taxen first to G-2 Headquarters in Santiago de Cuba and
later to the Boniato Prison, where they were interrogated by the G2. _
There were two American prisoners thers, and althou,sh source did not know
their nanes, he said that they were from the Guantanamo. Naval Base.

Muller was taken prisoner a faw days lator (shortly after the ill-fated

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invasion of Flaya Giron). No arma were taken from hia when he wae arrested.
Had this insurrection been successful, about 4,000 men would ‘have risen ‘Up.
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ad. Of the tuller group, which waa called the "127", about prieonere were
‘taken, five of whom, including source, ware sot free. Cre of these was
an infiltrator oslled Florey, whom no one trusted since they knew that,
he waa not “one of the group.". Another of these was Rolario: Valdes
D'#iolf who is now in prison ip the ‘Fortaleza de la Cabafia serving a nine=
year sentence. He was ‘oaptured trying to escape ina corr velonging toa
militiaman and wearing a militia uniform. He defended himself bravely, but
received five bullet wounds which incapacitated him. The other two who
wero released were Eduardo. Diaz Lanz and Jorge Cruz Pefia, a sergeant in
the Hebel Army who was. with Castro in the Sierra. Tho latter had aotually
not been: involved in the group. Source thought that he (source) -and pias
Lanz were released so that they’ might be followed and lead the Government
£0 other groups and individuals in Havana who might be involved in
resistance activitye Source had been -in priaon six months tefore being
Seleased, and one ‘thing which he could not explain was that on the. ‘paper
that he was given which indicated his release, no mention was made of any

sentence or penalty.

On several ecoasions, Muller had been subjected to false: “execution

‘procédures, with the purpose of trying to make him talk, but he did not.
‘weaken. Dring the trial, “everyone remained firm," and zource was told
that. Muller was very brave in his pronouncements against the Fegime and,
at every moment ;: vabided by his prinoiples. He presented a very. brilliant

self-defense.

f. When source was Sin the Boniato prison, he shared a cell with a Captain
Anfbal Rodrfguez, who belonged to the MR. This officer, slong with other
rebel officers dnd soldiers, had‘ staged’ an uprising in Ioies, in Oriente
‘Provinoe. Later he was sentenced to deata and shot.

During his last days in Cuba, source avoided all revolutionary activity,
since he wanted to leave Cuba more than anythin; else. However he knew
that the various resistance groups worked hard, carrying out a great deal -
of independent pabotage activity, although there was ‘not much coordination
among ‘the various movements. One movement whioh hada. ‘large ‘membership,
especially in Orients Provinces:was the h+30-I1. Thia group was planning to
launch an insurrection in Pinar del Rio in January 1962, tut taney could
not carry it-out-since the repression in the area was 30 great. .

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S bh. Hans, a member of the Revolutionary Student Directorate, was recently
taken prisoner, and it seemed that he was ‘tortuted a great deal and -
talked. Aa a result. of thie, a house in Wajay, in Havana Province, was
seized and arms and ‘gelatina wera found. The owners of the nouse and other

: persons vere arrested.

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